Bucknell traveled to Washington, DC last weekend where it attended the GW Invite, a regatta that featured some of the fastest club teams in the country. The two-day event offered each crew three rounds of racing. Bucknell would have both the opportunity to gauge its speed against new teams and measure its progress against old…
Friday evening, Bucknell hosted Lehigh and Washington College on the Susquehanna. The last time each of these teams lined up for 2000 meters, Bucknell edged Lehigh by a boat deck and finished ahead of Washington College by six seconds. Anticipating a competitive Lehigh crew, the Bucknell varsity eight blasted off the line to establish a…
The 2023 spring season was set to open with a bang last weekend, with Michigan, Rutgers, Lehigh and Mercyhurst all scheduled to line up on the Susquehanna. As race day neared, however, the weather forecast grew increasingly ominous, hinting at strong winds that would make the river unsafe to row on. Given the small likelihood…
The team drove north to Ithaca, NY last weekend where it competed at “Touchdown the Bear”, an annual regatta hosted by Cornell that offered two rounds of racing. Round one featured pairs and fours amongst the more experience oarsmen, and eights between the less experienced. Round two strictly consisted of eights. Each round involved a…
Last weekend, Bucknell opened its fall season by hosting Lehigh for a 6k time trial on the Susquehanna River. Possessing one of its largest rosters ever, Bucknell fielded five eights. The top three eights were varsity lineups based on speed while the bottom two were novice crews designed to be even. Saturday didn’t yield many…
